Fleetwood Mac ‘Rumours’ is #1

Posted on April 2, 2018April 2, 2018 by Rick Watts

On This Day in Rock: April 2

In 1955, Elvis Presley (with Scotty Moore and Bill Black), Slim Whitman, Hoot and Curley, Johnny Horton, Tibby Edwards and Floyd Cramer all appear at the Louisiana Hayride broadcast from Shreveport Auditorium in Shreveport, Louisiana, and shown on KWKH Television.

In 1970, Phil Spector completes final editing and mixing for The Beatles Let It Be album, 16 months after the Get Back project had begun.

And in 1977, Fleetwood Mac rockets to No.1 on the US album chart with Rumours. The album is Fleetwood Mac’s most successful release; along with winning the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1978, the record has sold over 45 million copies worldwide.

Pat Benatar is Born

Posted on January 10, 2018 by Rick Watts

This day in Rock History: In 1971 – The trial over Paul McCartney’s move to dissolve the Beatles partnership begins today in London’s High Court. Ringo testifies, “Paul behaved like a spoilt child.”

In 1956 – Elvis Presley starts his first recording session for RCA. The result includes “Heartbreak Hotel.”

In 1952 – Pat Benatar (Pat Andrzejewski) is born in Brooklyn, N.Y. Her first six albums all go platinum, selling more than 1 million copies.

In 1945 – Roderick (Rod) Stewart is born in London. His biggest hit, “Tonight’s the Night (Gonna Be Alright),” is No. 1 on Chart Toppers’s Hot 100 for eight weeks.

And finally, in 1948 – Donald Fagen of Steely Dan is born in Passaic, N.J. The pop/jazz group has three top 10 albums, including “Aja,” which goes to No. 3 on Chart Toppers’s pop chart.

May 25th: On This Day

Posted on May 25, 2017 by dev@anthro.is

On this day in 1997, a report was released that showed Elvis Presley was now the world’s bestselling posthumous entertainer with worldwide sales of over one billion dollars, over 480 active fan clubs and an estimated 250,000 UK fans who still buy his records. Ironically he had died owing $3 million (£1.76 million).

In an ironic twist, he had died owing $3 million.

March 27th: On This Day

Posted on March 27, 2017 by dev@anthro.is

On this day in 1972, Elvis Presley recorded what would be his last major hit “Burning Love”. The song would hit number two on the US chart. However, it reached #1 on Cashbox’s Top 40 Charts for the week of November 11, which gave him 20 US #1 hits.

Written by Dennis Linde and originally recorded by country soul artist Arthur Alexander, who included it on his 1972 self-titled album. It was soon covered and brought to fame by Elvis, becoming his biggest hit single in the United States since “Suspicious Minds” in 1969.

March 17th: On This Day

Posted on March 17, 2017 by dev@anthro.is

On this day in 1997, Elvis Presley Enterprises of Memphis, Tennessee, lost its Court of Appeal battle to stop London trader Sid Shaw using the name of ‘The King’ on his souvenirs. The legal tussle with Mr. Shaw, who ran a memorabilia shop called ‘Elvisly Yours’, had been going on for over 17 years. Speaking after the ruling, Mr. Shaw said: “I’m delighted. I’ve proved that Elvis belongs to all of us – Elvis is part of our history, part of our culture.”

January 13th: On This Day

Posted on January 13, 2017 by dev@anthro.is

On this day in 1969, Elvis Presley began a session that took place between 4 am and 7 am. It took eight takes to produce his final US number one record, ‘Suspicious Minds’. The tracks were laid down at American Sound Studios in Memphis and marked the first time Presley had recorded in his hometown since his Sun Records days in 1956. The song was Certified Platinum in the US by the RIAA.

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